DNF5-SWAP(8) dnf5 DNF5-SWAP(8)

dnf5-swap - Swap Command

dnf5 swap [options] <remove-spec> <install-spec>

The swap command in DNF5 is used for removing a package while installing a different one in a single transaction. Both <remove-spec> and <install-spec> are <package-spec-NPFB>

Allow removing of installed packages to resolve any potential dependency problems.
Filters installed packages by the ID of the repository they were installed from.
Packages (or their provides) explicitly specified on the command line will only be looked up in the specified repositories.
These repositories are automatically enabled.
Repository enabling and disabling still applies. Dependencies of these packages will be resolved from any enabled repository.
Store the transaction to be performed offline. See offline command <#offline-command-ref-label>, dnf5-offline(8).
Store the current transaction in a directory at the specified PATH instead of running it.
The stored transaction can be performed by the replay command <#replay-command-ref-label>, dnf5-replay(8).

Remove the mlocate package and install the plocate instead in the single transaction.

dnf5-specs(7), Patterns specification <#specs-misc-ref-label>

See AUTHORS.md in dnf5 source distribution.

Contributors to the dnf5 project.

January 19, 2026